| (a) General requirements.
(1) This subsection applies to continuing education
providers seeking to offer an elective CE course approved by the Commission.
(2) Non-elective CE courses are approved and regulated
under §535.72 of this subchapter.
(b) Application for approval of an elective CE course.
(1) For each continuing education course an applicant
intends to offer, the applicant must:
(A) submit the appropriate CE Course Application form;
(B) pay the fee required by §535.101 and §535.210
of this title.
(2) The Commission may:
(A) request additional information be provided to the
Commission relating to an application; and
(B) terminate an application without further notice
if the applicant fails to provide the additional information not later
than the 60th day after the Commission mails the request.
(c) Standards for course approval of elective CE course.
(1) To be approved as a elective CE course by the Commission,
the course must:
(A) cover subject matter appropriate for a continuing
education course for real estate or real estate inspection license
holders; and
(B) be current and accurate.
(2) A provider can demonstrate that a course meets
the requirements under paragraph (1) of this subsection by submitting
a statement describing the objective of the course and how the subject
matter is related to activities a license holder is required to meet,
including but not limited to relevant issues in the real estate market
or topics which increase or support the license holder's development
of skill and competence.
(3) The course must be presented in full hourly units.
(4) The course must be delivered by one of the following:
(A) classroom method;
(B) alternative delivery method;
(C) a combination of (A) and (B), if:
(i) at least 50% of the combined course is offered
by classroom method; and
(ii) the portion of the combined course offered through
alternative delivery is taken from a full course that has already
been certified for alternative delivery by a distance learning certification
center acceptable to the Commission; or
(D) a correspondence course that is offered by a provider
in association with an accredited college or university if the course
is offered in accordance with the college or university's curriculum
accreditation standards. Using the name of the provider "in association
with" the name of the college or university on the course completion
certificate constitutes certification to the Commission that the course
was offered in compliance with the college or university's curriculum
accreditation standards under this subsection.
(5) Elective CE courses meet the presentation requirements
of §535.65 of this title; and
(6) Elective CE courses meet the examination requirements
of §535.75 of this subchapter.
(d) Approval notice.
(1) A CE Provider shall not offer elective continuing
education courses until the provider has received written notice of
the approval from the Commission.
(2) An elective CE course expires two years from the
date of approval and providers must reapply and meet all current requirements
of this Section to offer the course for another two years.
(e) Approval of currently approved courses by a subsequent
provider.
(1) If a CE provider wants to offer a course currently
approved for another provider, that subsequent provider must:
(A) submit the applicable course approval form(s);
(B) submit written authorization to the Commission
from the provider for whom the course was initially approved granting
permission for the subsequent provider to offer the course; and
(C) pay the fee required by §535.101 or §535.210
of this title.
(2) If approved to offer the currently approved course,
the subsequent provider is required to:
(A) offer the course as originally approved, with any
approved revisions, using all materials required for the course; and
(B) meet the requirements of §535.75 of this subchapter.
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